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Wow, what a beautiful Tegu . There are different reasons why Tegus huff. In this case is to tell you to back off ( he is scared ). In another case is when it's breeding time or they smell something on you ( food or another animal ). I used my shirt trick ( link below ) from day one on all of our six ( now five ) Tegus. They are all very tame. The shirt trick helps because he gets to hide between the shirts ( that will make him feel save ). He will be warm ( from your body heat ) and he gets to smell you. I did this trick as soon as they woke up ( one by one ) because they were still cold. Then I let them eat. When they got used to the shirt trick I did it when ever I wanted to ( like watching TV or taking a nap ).
If you want to you can try some fresh fish filets like Salmon, Cod, Catfish, Tuna. Cut it up and put it in a glass of warm tap water to warm it up for a few minutes. Then put the Calcium and Vitamine powder on it. They usually like to eat fish or hard boiled eggs ( they both smell lol ).

Shirt trick:

http://www.youtube.com/user/txrepgirl#p/u/33/XVyU44yDH4E

If you have him this close to your face ( like in the link below ) please make sure you have a piece of the shirt between you and the Tegu in case he smells something on you and wants to bite you ( I have been there lol ). Like in the video I felt like he might bite me in a minute but he didn't. You never know with them .

http://www.youtube.com/user/txrepgirl#p/u/13/w3xADhIa5dw

This is a video after using the shirt trick for a while.

http://www.youtube.com/user/txrepgirl#p/u/59/KLNsF6MW6j0

And this is how they turn out after being spoiled with the shirt trick lol.

http://www.youtube.com/user/txrepgirl#p/u/64/96pCldMmj_I

<blockquote data-quote="txrepgirl" data-source="post: 105446" data-attributes="member: 1325">Wow, what a beautiful Tegu <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> . There are different reasons why Tegus huff. In this case is to tell you to back off ( he is scared ). In another case is when it's breeding time or they smell something on you ( food or another animal ). I used my shirt trick ( link below ) from day one on all of our six ( now five ) Tegus. They are all very tame. The shirt trick helps because he gets to hide between the shirts ( that will make him feel save ). He will be warm ( from your body heat ) and he gets to smell you. I did this trick as soon as they woke up ( one by one ) because they were still cold. Then I let them eat. When they got used to the shirt trick I did it when ever I wanted to ( like watching TV or taking a nap ).If you want to you can try some fresh fish filets like Salmon, Cod, Catfish, Tuna. Cut it up and put it in a glass of warm tap water to warm it up for a few minutes. Then put the Calcium and Vitamine powder on it. They usually like to eat fish or hard boiled eggs ( they both smell lol ).&nbsp; Shirt trick:http://www.youtube.com/user/txrepgirl#p/u/33/XVyU44yDH4E&nbsp; If you have him this close to your face ( like in the link below ) please make sure you have a piece of the shirt between you and the Tegu in case he smells something on you and wants to bite you ( I have been there lol ). Like in the video I felt like he might bite me in a minute but he didn't. You never know with them <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> .http://www.youtube.com/user/txrepgirl#p/u/13/w3xADhIa5dw&nbsp; This is a video after using the shirt trick for a while. http://www.youtube.com/user/txrepgirl#p/u/59/KLNsF6MW6j0&nbsp; And this is how they turn out after being spoiled with the shirt trick lol. http://www.youtube.com/user/txrepgirl#p/u/64/96pCldMmj_I</blockquote>

[QUOTE="txrepgirl, post: 105446, member: 1325"] Wow, what a beautiful Tegu :) . There are different reasons why Tegus huff. In this case is to tell you to back off ( he is scared ). In another case is when it's breeding time or they smell something on you ( food or another animal ). I used my shirt trick ( link below ) from day one on all of our six ( now five ) Tegus. They are all very tame. The shirt trick helps because he gets to hide between the shirts ( that will make him feel save ). He will be warm ( from your body heat ) and he gets to smell you. I did this trick as soon as they woke up ( one by one ) because they were still cold. Then I let them eat. When they got used to the shirt trick I did it when ever I wanted to ( like watching TV or taking a nap ). If you want to you can try some fresh fish filets like Salmon, Cod, Catfish, Tuna. Cut it up and put it in a glass of warm tap water to warm it up for a few minutes. Then put the Calcium and Vitamine powder on it. They usually like to eat fish or hard boiled eggs ( they both smell lol ). Shirt trick: http://www.youtube.com/user/txrepgirl#p/u/33/XVyU44yDH4E If you have him this close to your face ( like in the link below ) please make sure you have a piece of the shirt between you and the Tegu in case he smells something on you and wants to bite you ( I have been there lol ). Like in the video I felt like he might bite me in a minute but he didn't. You never know with them :) . http://www.youtube.com/user/txrepgirl#p/u/13/w3xADhIa5dw This is a video after using the shirt trick for a while. http://www.youtube.com/user/txrepgirl#p/u/59/KLNsF6MW6j0 And this is how they turn out after being spoiled with the shirt trick lol. http://www.youtube.com/user/txrepgirl#p/u/64/96pCldMmj_I [/QUOTE]

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